The Importance Martin Luther King Jr. Placed on Moderation
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| Jan. 15, 2018 |
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Washington as the nation celebrates the life and legacy of one of its great civil rights leaders. To help do so, we offer Peter Myers' look at the role of prudence in King's nonviolent methods and Jarrett Stepman's thoughts on differences in style between King and Kaepernick. Ben Carson is among those in King's debt, Rachel del Guidice reports, and one of the preacher's nieces tells why he would have been pro-life. Plus: Rachel Greszler on tangible results of tax reform, and Amber Randall on the impact of young conservatives who happen to be black women. |
CommentaryThe Importance Martin Luther King Jr. Placed on ModerationKing justified his activism by appealing to principles grounded in venerable Western and American traditions of natural law and natural rights philosophy. |
CommentaryWhy Colin Kaepernick's NFL Protests Fall Short of MLK's MovementThe New Yorker caused a stir when it portrayed civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. kneeling alongside NFL protesters Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett on the cover of the most recent edition of the magazine. |
CommentaryHow Tax Reform Will Put More Money in Your Wallet This YearWorkers with children and those with moderate incomes will likely experience significant increases in the size of their paychecks. |
NewsBen Carson: Martin Luther King's Message Is 'Urgently Needed to Heal the Divisions' Now"Far from silencing his dream, death wrought him immortal in the American heart. His message of equality, justice, and the common dignity of man resounds today," Carson says of King. |
NewsAfter Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Freezes Data Collecting, Sen. Elizabeth Warren Demands ReversalRep. Jeb Hensarling, who disagrees with Warren, says: "The American people should rightfully be worried about the massive amounts of private information a single government agency collects on their personal lives." |
NewsHere's How Young Black Conservative Women Are Changing the Face of the GOPTalking about black conservatives, Candace Owens, not pictured, says, "We've been largely dismissed and de-legitimized in the media as something that is not allowed to exist." |
NewsMartin Luther King Jr.'s Niece: 'My Uncle Would Have Been Very Pro-Life'"If my uncle were here today, he would encourage us to find solutions to the problems … without having to do violence to babies in the womb," says Alveda King. |
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